2018 Creative Native Winners Announced

In 2018, the Center for Native American Youth launched its first ever Creative Native call for art, an art contest that supports Indigenous artists ages 5-24 years old by providing them an opportunity to receive national recognition, funding for art supplies, and a $200 prize. This opportunity was also a new and exciting way to engage […]

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2018 Creative Native Art Contest Winners

Congratulations to all the category winners of this year’s Creative Native art contest! Stay tuned to CNAY’s website and social media for updates on our forthcoming online art gallery, where all submissions will be featured for the public to enjoy. Lozen  9 years old. Cheyenne, Blackfoot, Yaqui, and Chichemeca Sacramento, California Lozen is an Indigenous 9-year-old artist. Her […]

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Native Youth Autumn Adams Advocates for Foster Care Reform

The Center for Native American Youth partnered with the National Foster Youth Institute to increase Native youth participation in its Congressional Shadow Day program and host a roundtable discussion on Native foster youth issues. The following blog post was contributed by program participant Autumn Adams.  Watching my younger brother screaming and crying while being dragged down a […]

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Mariah Gladstone’s Indigikitchen on Toasted Sister Podcast

When Champion for Change Mariah Gladstone was a young girl, she had a dream about cookies and her mom helped bring them to real life. She still dreams about food and turns them into recipes, only now, she produces her own cooking show called Indigikitchen. In this episode of Toasted Sister, a podcast about Native American foods, Mariah talks […]

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